#bloodletting formerly used as a treatment to reduce excess blood (one of the four humors of medieval medicine)
supertype: medical_care__medicalcare__medical_aid__medicalaid professional treatment for illness or injury
subtype: venesection__phlebotomy surgical incision into a vein; used to treat hemochromatosis
subtype: cupping a treatment in which evacuated cups are applied to the skin to draw blood through the surface
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